. Productive horse husbandry. Horses; Horses. 66 TYPES AND BREEDS A combination horse may go either the three or the five gaits under saddle, but those which walk, trot, and canter are usually driven in heavy harness, while those which are gaited are driven in light harness. The " fine harness " horse of the Southern shows, distinct from the " light harness " horse in that he has no speed but is a " model" horse capable of going ten or twelve miles an hour in the best form, is in reality a gaited saddle horse in harness (Kg. 58).. Fig. 5S.—The fine harness horse o
. Productive horse husbandry. Horses; Horses. 66 TYPES AND BREEDS A combination horse may go either the three or the five gaits under saddle, but those which walk, trot, and canter are usually driven in heavy harness, while those which are gaited are driven in light harness. The " fine harness " horse of the Southern shows, distinct from the " light harness " horse in that he has no speed but is a " model" horse capable of going ten or twelve miles an hour in the best form, is in reality a gaited saddle horse in harness (Kg. 58).. Fig. 5S.—The fine harness horse of the South, a model of conformation, quality, style, and way of going. The Pony Division.—Generally speaking, any horse under 14—2 is a pony, but diminutive stature alone does not constitute pony type. There is a distinct pony build or form, characterized as an exaggeration, in , of either the draft or heavy harness types. An undersized light harness horse, for instance, would be a runt, not a pony. Ponies permit of classification into three groups: (1) Those conforming to the Shetland standard of a 4:6-inch limit, (2) those 11-2 to 14-2 hands, and (3) the polo Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Gay, Carl Warren, 1877-. Philadelphia & London, J. B. Lippincott Company
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